Table 2.

Anthropometric measurements during the follow-up period.

	Total (completers)	VLCK diet	LC diet	pa
	(n = 39)	(n = 20)	(n = 19)
	Mean ± SD (95% CI)	Mean ± SD (95% CI)	Mean ± SD (95% CI)
Weight (kg)
Baseline	96.36 ± 13.5	99.55 ± 13.24	93.01 ± 13.28	0.1323
2 months	90.57 ± 12.17	89.85 ± 10.94	91.34 ± 13.61	0.7084
Difference	−5.79 ± 5.14	−9.70 ± 3.88	−1.67 ± 2.22	<0.0001
pb	—	<0.0001	0.0041
BMI (kg/m2)
Baseline	36 ± 4.4	37.1 ± 4.28	34.84 ± 4.33	0.1092
2 months	33.83 ± 4.07	33.55 ± 3.73	34.13 ± 4.49	0.659
Difference	−2.17 ± 1.85	−3.56 ± 1.34	−0.71 ± 0.96	<0.0001
pb	—	<0.0001	0.005
Waist circumference (cm)
Baseline	109.79 ± 10.00	111 ± 9.77	108.53 ± 10.35	0.4474
2 months	104.21 ± 9.94	103.00 ± 9.68	105.47 ± 10.31	0.4446
Difference	−5.59 ± 4.26	−8.00 ± 3.96	−3.05 ± 2.91	<0.0001
pb	—	<0.0001	0.0002

^ap for comparisons between groups among completers. Student unpaired-sample t-test.

^bp for comparisons between baseline and 2 months' follow-up for each group. Student paired-sample t-test.